Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

97 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 13, 2007

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

Death Defying Acts

97 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 13, 2007

Death Defying Acts
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers BBC Films, Myriad Pictures, Australian Film Finance Corporation, MacGowan Films, Zephyr Films
Original title Death Defying Acts
Directors Gillian Armstrong
Writers Brian Ward, Tony Grisoni

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

as Mary McGarvie

Guy Pearce

as Harry Houdini

Timothy Spall

as Sugarman

Saoirse Ronan

as Benji McGarvie

Malcolm Shields

as Leith Romeo

Leni Harper

as Leith Romeo's wife

Ralph Riach

as Mr. Robertson

Olivia Darnley

as Flower Stall Seller

Anthony O'Donnell

as Oily Librarian

Billy McColl

as McTavish

James Holmes

as Ugly Mug

Melanie Harris

as Rose

Miles Jupp

as Ventriloquist

Campbell Graham

as Doctor